Sometimes the most powerful regulatory action begins not with a boardroom debate or industry conference, but with one person deciding something simply isn’t acceptable anymore. That is exactly what happened in a recent case highlighted by Free Malaysia Today (FMT), when UK-based Malaysian paediatrician Dr Ayne Zarof successfully pushed for
Airlines spend millions trying to engineer “brand love.” Loyalty programmes. Cabin upgrades. Endless advertising promising comfort at 35,000 feet. But occasionally, the most powerful brand story arrives not from a marketing department but from a child with a crayon. That is the unlikely origin of “Pilot Parker: A Story of
In Malaysia’s annual wave of Hari Raya brand films, many follow a familiar formula: warm family reunions, laughter around the dining table, and a sentimental closing line about togetherness. But occasionally, a story chooses a quieter path — one that trades spectacle for something far more intimate. Zurich Malaysia’s latest
At first glance, it looked like political theatre. A government official on horseback at Mount Rushmore, speaking sternly into the camera about law and order at America’s borders. The message was simple and cinematic: break our laws and you will be punished. But what began as a dramatic government advertising
The global coffee battle just acquired a new layer of intrigue. China’s fast-growing Luckin Coffee is reportedly close to acquiring cult speciality brand Blue Bottle Coffee in a deal valued at just under US$400 million, according to Fast Company. If completed, the acquisition would mark Luckin’s most ambitious attempt yet
Most Raya films chase the same emotional notes: reunion, forgiveness, and the familiar rush back to kampung. Julie’s Biscuits, however, has spent the past few years quietly steering its festive storytelling in a different direction — inward. Its latest Raya film, “Kenangan Tu Ke Mana”, doesn’t begin with celebration. It
At 11.20am on an otherwise ordinary weekday morning, Singapore’s Pasir Ris experienced something media planners spend months dreaming about: complete attention. Two runaway horses. No billboards. No programmatic buys. No influencer seeding strategy. Just two stallions galloping down Elias Road and Pasir Ris Drive 3, instantly hijacking every screen, conversation
Artificial intelligence is often marketed as a technology of acceleration — faster decisions, smarter automation, predictive insights. But in Japan, creative agency TBWA HAKUHODO has taken AI in an unexpected direction: backwards. Instead of predicting tomorrow, their experimental device, Radio TimeMachine, allows elderly listeners to turn a dial and return
Independent Malaysian news portal Malaysiakini has disclosed that RM3 million of company funds were allegedly diverted by former key employees into suspected unlicensed investment schemes, triggering a police investigation and raising broader questions about financial oversight within media organisations. According to a statement issued by the board of Mkini Group
Reuters reports that Indonesia has issued a stern warning to Meta Platforms Inc. over what regulators describe as inadequate action against disinformation, online gambling, and harmful content across its platforms. The move marks one of the strongest signals yet from Southeast Asia’s largest digital market that governments are prepared to
